I am a thirty something married gay boy living in Sydney, almost on top of the gay scene but not in it!
Why Sometimes blue?, because I love blue, but also I am sometimes blue :)
8 Year Anniversary of Matthew Shepard's Death
Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard who was lured out of a gay bar then tortured, beaten up and left to die tied up on a fence in the freezing night.
I am not sure that anyone who is old enough to remember this event was not sickened by what those two young me did. Even today eight years later it still makes me upset.
It's fascinating that although the media canonised Matthew afer his death portraying him as a young innocent victim in a semi one dimensional characterisation, we now know he was a far richer and rounded individual. He was a real human being with the ups and downs in life that this entails. This just makes me all the more sad for him.
This was a Hate Crime, not just because the killers had issues with sexuality, but because they chose him because a slight gay guy is less likely to fight back.
Eight years on and we have politicians, people in extreme positions of power who still promote hate, intolerance and discrimination. They may not realise it but by restricting equality they have blood on their hands, for every person who is gay bashed, they have a tacit responsibility.
http://www.matthewshepard.org/
Print
Send Page
Favorites
4 Comments:
Makes me want to cry every time I hear his story again. I guess the good thing is I'm now very cautious when I walk home after clubbing 'cos I'm small framed as well. Apart from running, I wouldn't stand a chance if I'm attacked. :S
Thanks for the reminder. I forgot about this....I think we should never forget.
Its a horrible story and one that i hope never gets repeated. im surprise no one's made a movie about it, it would be hard hitting.
hey there superduper-drewboy,
i was kinda younger when the incident happened and i wasn't sure about my sexuality back then, but i remember awakening up to the reality that is the hate, and feeling something about it.
got a question now for the IT guy:
i'm having fun making my blog good-lookin, but i'm having a classic problem with lists. on my sidebar are a few bulleted lists -- how do i indent the second line of text on each bullet that wraps around?
i got my code as:
#sidebar li {
margin:0em;
padding:0em 0.5em .10em 15px;
text-indent:0.75em;
list-style-image: url(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/22/2056/1600/green2.0.png);
list-style-type: disc;
list-style-position: inside;
}
(if it's too tough, nvm)
sorry for the very long comment...
cheers!
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home